5. Of which cells is the
nervous tissue constituted?
How is the generic function of
this tissue related to the
characteristics of the main cell
type that forms it?

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The nervous tissue formed of neurons
glial cells.

The of the nervous isto
receive and transmit neural impulses
( and transmission of
). This function justifies
characteristic morphology of ,
with membrane projections ()
to get information an elongated
membrane (axon, or nerve
) to transmit information
distance. In their , the glial cells
the neurons and their
work (sometimes as insulators).